NATURAL FOOD INDUSTRY

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A Mindset Shift: Recession as a Time to Advance at Retail, Not Retreat

Recorded on September 21, 2022

Surveys show that more than 50 percent of consumers have already changed their eating habits as a result of inflation. Private label and commodities, which tend to do well during these times, are outperforming name brands.

Ironically, many brands have begun to reduce spending on promotions and pricing tools, which will result in a loss of loyalty as shoppers shift focus to deals and value. If there was a time to double down on investing in promotional and pricing tools, it is now. Brands that incent the shopper will find their products in baskets they haven’t been able to acquire prior — so long as the company can execute promos at scale. Retail support is a great way to ensure the money put toward promotions brings a proper return on investment.

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DOCUMENTARIES

Kiss the Ground (2020)

Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies.

This movie is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish the impossible – to solve humanity’s greatest challenge, to balance the climate and secure our species future.

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Food Inc. (2008)

Food, Inc. unveils some of the sombre practices underpinning the American food industry, exploring how corporations place profits before consumer health, worker safety and the environment. This reveals that Industrial production methods are not only inhumane, but they are also unsustainable from an economic and environmental standpoint.

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NEWS

Supermarket News delivers competitive business intelligence, news and information for executives in the food retail and grocery industry.

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Organic Insider is a premium service that is 100 % dedicated to helping move the industry forward while fiercely protecting the integrity of organic.

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Grocery Dive provides insight into the most impactful news that shapes the grocery industry. Topics include: shopper behavior, e-commerce, store formats and more.

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Organic Trade Association's mission is to promote and protect ORGANIC with a unifying voice that serves and engages its diverse members from farm to marketplace.

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BOOKS

Secret Life of Groceries

What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry.

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Kiss the Ground

Kiss the Ground explains an incredible truth: by changing our diets to a soil-nourishing, regenerative agriculture diet, we can reverse global warming, harvest healthy, abundant food, and eliminate the poisonous substances that are harming our children, pets, bodies, and ultimately our planet.

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